Today at long last (after over 30 days of waiting) I took delivery of the transmitter for my new station.  The transmitter is a Nautel NV7.5.  This transmitter is capable of analog FM operation at up to 8,250 watts in analog mode and FM+HD operation at up to 6,000 watts.  Nautel makes very reliable equipment and is rapidly becoming the first choice among many broadcasters.

The moving van is here to deliver my transmitter!
Note the lift gate on the back to make offloading much easier…

The electrician is also here to begin the process of connecting temporary power to the building…

Yesterday we took delivery of a satellite dish.  For now it will be stored in the building awaiting installation at the site.

Backing the moving van up to the building and opening the lift gate…

Offloading the transmitter crate onto the lift gate…

Loading the transmitter crate into the building…

The crate is in the building!  Time to open it…

Removing the screws from the crate…

The cover is off the crate…Now to pull the transmitter out for inspection.

Transmitter still in the crate but unpacked enough to inspect inside the front panel.  Note the four large power modules in the lower part of the picture.  On the left hand side (mounted to the door) is a Linux based touchscreen PC for operating the transmitter.  This component is not critical to operation but allows many very cool functions not otherwise possible.  On the right hand side at the top is the actual transmitter controller.  This allows control of the transmitter (along with protection circuitry) even if the PC based touchscreen controller should die.  A very cool design!